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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Repeaters, secondary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment, tertiary > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Total is the total enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Compares countries by the percentage of its population 25 years or older that has completed post-secondary education, as defined by the levels 4, 5 and 6 of ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education), and index developed by UNESCO. The data was compiled by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), which elaborates statistics to provide a global perspective on education, science, culture, and communication
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Spending on teaching materials: Public expenditure on teaching materials, primary level is the amount spent on teaching materials expressed as a percentage of total public current spending on primary education.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
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STAT Thailand Vietnam HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 93.51
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Vietnam 		92.5
Ranked 48th.
Children out of school, primary 243,883
Ranked 28th. Twice as much as Vietnam 		121,992
Ranked 20th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.68
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Vietnam 		1.37
Ranked 51st.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.35
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Vietnam 		1.01
Ranked 58th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 13.83%
Ranked 39th. 		14.72%
Ranked 83th. 6% more than Thailand
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 118th. The same as Vietnam 		9
Ranked 58th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.79%
Ranked 12th. 		6.85%
Ranked 16th. 18% more than Thailand
High school enrolment rate 86.74
Ranked 69th. 		92.75
Ranked 62nd. 7% more than Thailand
Literacy > Female 94.6%
Ranked 53th. 2% more than Vietnam 		92.3%
Ranked 64th.
Literacy > Total population 96%
Ranked 54th. 2% more than Vietnam 		94%
Ranked 61st.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 111th. 20% more than Vietnam 		5
Ranked 153th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 5.26
Ranked 54th. 28% more than Vietnam 		4.12
Ranked 42nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 15.99
Ranked 102nd. 		19.4
Ranked 50th. 21% more than Thailand
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 19.91
Ranked 31st. 		28.86
Ranked 5th. 45% more than Thailand
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 140th. 		7
Ranked 38th. 17% more than Thailand
College and university > Gender ratio 122.35
Ranked 49th. 67% more than Vietnam 		73.16
Ranked 85th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 96th. The same as Vietnam 		3
Ranked 46th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 		5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 46% more than Thailand
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 91st. 80% more than Vietnam 		5 years
Ranked 155th.
Secondary education, pupils 4.79 million
Ranked 6th. 		6.83 million
Ranked 5th. 43% more than Thailand
College and university > Private school share 16.34%
Ranked 29th. 10% more than Vietnam 		14.91%
Ranked 31st.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.96
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Vietnam 		0.94
Ranked 112th.
School life expectancy > Total 10.8 years
Ranked 66th. 4% more than Vietnam 		10.4 years
Ranked 71st.
Literacy > Adult literacy 94.1%
Ranked 38th. 4% more than Vietnam 		90.3%
Ranked 5th.
Primary education, pupils 5.37 million
Ranked 22nd. 		7.1 million
Ranked 5th. 32% more than Thailand
Primary education, teachers 347,959
Ranked 10th. 		366,045
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Thailand
Adult literacy rate > Female 91.53
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Vietnam 		90.2
Ranked 51st.
Tertiary enrollment 35.3%
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Vietnam 		9.7%
Ranked 70th.
Spending per student > College and university 23.03
Ranked 18th. 		61.67
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Thailand
High school > Gender ratio 108.56
Ranked 14th. 18% more than Vietnam 		91.66
Ranked 109th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 114th. The same as Vietnam 		6
Ranked 34th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.299
Ranked 86th. 		0.382
Ranked 47th. 28% more than Thailand
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 114th. The same as Vietnam 		3
Ranked 71st.
Literacy > Male 97.5%
Ranked 45th. 2% more than Vietnam 		95.8%
Ranked 60th.
Spending > USD 12.54 billion
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Vietnam 		2.47 billion
Ranked 57th.
Spending > Proportion 4.79
Ranked 55th. 70% more than Vietnam 		2.81
Ranked 127th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 20.68
Ranked 86th. 		21.56
Ranked 60th. 4% more than Thailand
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 170th. The same as Vietnam 		3
Ranked 101st.
High school repeaters > Male 10.76
Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Vietnam 		1.87
Ranked 73th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 98%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Vietnam 		93.9%
Ranked 5th.
Preschool enrollment rate 93.43
Ranked 114th. 		104.11
Ranked 78th. 11% more than Thailand
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 25,493.56
Ranked 35th. 		52,285.41
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Thailand
Primary completion rate 86
Ranked 83th. 		94
Ranked 53th. 9% more than Thailand
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Vietnam 		797,086
Ranked 29th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 116th. 20% more than Vietnam 		5
Ranked 162nd.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.69
Ranked 76th. 18% more than Vietnam 		3.14
Ranked 18th.
Secondary education, teachers 245,769
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Vietnam 		236,886
Ranked 4th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 28.87
Ranked 8th. 51% more than Vietnam 		19.08
Ranked 19th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 156th. 		4
Ranked 34th. 33% more than Thailand
Spending per student > High school 22.13
Ranked 13th. 28% more than Vietnam 		17.26
Ranked 15th.
Secondary education, general pupils 4.05 million
Ranked 8th. 		7.68 million
Ranked 2nd. 90% more than Thailand
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 4%
Ranked 103th. 		7%
Ranked 90th. 75% more than Thailand
High school > Gender parity index 1.08
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Vietnam 		0.89
Ranked 75th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 1,072
Ranked 40th. 5 times more than Vietnam 		216
Ranked 64th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 69%
Ranked 2nd. 47% more than Vietnam 		47%
Ranked 21st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.02%
Ranked 114th. 		2.35%
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Thailand
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 34.91
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Vietnam 		10.02
Ranked 93th.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 140th. The same as Vietnam 		6
Ranked 76th.
High school > Students per teacher 19.91
Ranked 32nd. 		28.86
Ranked 5th. 45% more than Thailand
Secondary education > General pupils 3.85 million
Ranked 7th. 		9.47 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Thailand
Spending per student > Elementary school 21.44
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Vietnam 		19.69
Ranked 12th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 108th. 9% more than Vietnam 		11
Ranked 149th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 100th. 9% more than Vietnam 		11
Ranked 131st.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 9% more than Vietnam 		4.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 6.11 million
Ranked 3rd. 		8.84 million
Ranked 11th. 45% more than Thailand
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 29%
Ranked 113th. 17% more than Vietnam 		24.7%
Ranked 119th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 98.05
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Vietnam 		96.8
Ranked 57th.
Schools connected to the Internet 37%
Ranked 23th. 85% more than Vietnam 		20%
Ranked 6th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 12.5
Ranked 45th. 67% more than Vietnam 		7.5
Ranked 10th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 71.66
Ranked 44th. 		90.49
Ranked 16th. 26% more than Thailand
Primary education, pupils per 1000 81.03
Ranked 110th. 1% more than Vietnam 		79.99
Ranked 63th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.06
Ranked 1st. 49% more than Vietnam 		0.71
Ranked 76th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 1.92 million
Ranked 45th. 		3.92 million
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Thailand
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.05
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Vietnam 		0.97
Ranked 87th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 432.98
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than Vietnam 		356.19
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 35.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Vietnam 		10 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.383
Ranked 154th. 		0.595
Ranked 135th. 55% more than Thailand
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 124th. 		7
Ranked 35th. 17% more than Thailand
Teacher student ratio > High school 21.22
Ranked 23th. 3% more than Vietnam 		20.67
Ranked 25th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.491
Ranked 76th. 10% more than Vietnam 		0.447
Ranked 81st.
High school repeaters > Female 8.92
Ranked 25th. 12 times more than Vietnam 		0.74
Ranked 78th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.33 million
Ranked 41st. 		2.42 million
Ranked 28th. 82% more than Thailand
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 15.99
Ranked 90th. 		19.93
Ranked 63th. 25% more than Thailand
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 97.88
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Vietnam 		96.3
Ranked 61st.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 5.56 million
Ranked 17th. 		6.87 million
Ranked 14th. 23% more than Thailand
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 109th. 20% more than Vietnam 		5 years
Ranked 148th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $1,548.27
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Vietnam 		$451.78
Ranked 80th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 70.89
Ranked 141st. 		98.53
Ranked 104th. 39% more than Thailand
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 60.59
Ranked 57th. 		86.53
Ranked 22nd. 43% more than Thailand
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 18.36%
Ranked 43th. 33 times more than Vietnam 		0.554%
Ranked 79th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 110th. 9% more than Vietnam 		11
Ranked 153th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 97.82
Ranked 79th. 3% more than Vietnam 		94.8
Ranked 119th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 88.77
Ranked 56th. 		94.42
Ranked 48th. 6% more than Thailand
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 5.4%
Ranked 101st. 		8.5%
Ranked 88th. 57% more than Thailand
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 93%
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Vietnam 		88%
Ranked 98th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 119th. 		7
Ranked 38th. 17% more than Thailand
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 38.2
Ranked 42nd. 		149.5
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Thailand
Primary education > Pupils 5.97 million
Ranked 9th. 		7.77 million
Ranked 4th. 30% more than Thailand
Secondary education > Pupils 4.72 million
Ranked 5th. 		9.94 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Thailand
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 35.6%
Ranked 121st. 27% more than Vietnam 		28%
Ranked 131st.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 98.22
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Vietnam 		97.2
Ranked 55th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 79.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 		116.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 46% more than Thailand
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 53.66%
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Vietnam 		42.79%
Ranked 98th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 739,155
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Vietnam 		211,361
Ranked 30th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 52.63%
Ranked 71st. 		78.48%
Ranked 31st. 49% more than Thailand
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 15.99
Ranked 103th. 		19.4
Ranked 49th. 21% more than Thailand
Secondary education > Teachers 215,798
Ranked 20th. 		415,579
Ranked 2nd. 93% more than Thailand
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 51st. 40% more than Vietnam 		10 years
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 5.01 million
Ranked 1st. 		9.27 million
Ranked 11th. 85% more than Thailand
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 16.62
Ranked 67th. 6 times more than Vietnam 		2.68
Ranked 85th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 103th. 20% more than Vietnam 		5
Ranked 135th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Vietnam 		0.99
Ranked 5th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 650,919
Ranked 12th. 27% more than Vietnam 		512,867
Ranked 21st.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.61%
Ranked 16th. 10% more than Vietnam 		93.22%
Ranked 111th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.37%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Vietnam 		47.49%
Ranked 133th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 29.84
Ranked 100th. 		48.75
Ranked 90th. 63% more than Thailand
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.8%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Vietnam 		93.6%
Ranked 5th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 91%
Ranked 3rd. 		92%
Ranked 75th. 1% more than Thailand
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 145th. The same as Vietnam 		15
Ranked 89th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 125th. The same as Vietnam 		6
Ranked 72nd.
Elementary school repeaters > All 9.21
Ranked 34th. 9 times more than Vietnam 		1.03
Ranked 95th.
School life expectancy > Male 10.7 years
Ranked 64th. 		10.8 years
Ranked 63th. 1% more than Thailand
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 59.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 		113.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 90% more than Thailand
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 2.5%
Ranked 111th. 		5.3%
Ranked 89th. 2 times more than Thailand
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 94.79
Ranked 6th. 		111.15
Ranked 88th. 17% more than Thailand
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.097 per capita
Ranked 6th. 		0.111 per capita
Ranked 89th. 14% more than Thailand
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 95%
Ranked 3rd. 		98%
Ranked 34th. 3% more than Thailand
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 98.1%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Vietnam 		94.2%
Ranked 5th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 20.8
Ranked 85th. 		28
Ranked 55th. 35% more than Thailand
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 60%
Ranked 4th. 		77%
Ranked 48th. 28% more than Thailand
Primary education > Teachers 298,270
Ranked 14th. 		360,624
Ranked 4th. 21% more than Thailand
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 870,602
Ranked 2nd. 87% more than Vietnam 		466,504
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.6%
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Vietnam 		47.42%
Ranked 118th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 30,427
Ranked 4th. 		390,446
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Thailand
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 844.5
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Vietnam 		714.74
Ranked 4th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 13.2
Ranked 31st. 44 times more than Vietnam 		0.3
Ranked 92nd.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than Vietnam 		5
Ranked 136th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.63
Ranked 78th. 6% more than Vietnam 		4.38
Ranked 50th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 71.97
Ranked 51st. 		120.63
Ranked 12th. 68% more than Thailand
Literacy > Men above 14 years 94.9%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Vietnam 		93.9%
Ranked 5th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.4%
Ranked 86th. 1% more than Vietnam 		47.7%
Ranked 105th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $103.40 billion
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Vietnam 		$40.11 billion
Ranked 29th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 140th. The same as Vietnam 		6
Ranked 76th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 84.56%
Ranked 35th. 		85%
Ranked 32nd. 1% more than Thailand
High school > Share of total education spending 32.87%
Ranked 23th. 		38.13%
Ranked 34th. 16% more than Thailand
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 3.95 million
Ranked 16th. 		8.93 million
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Thailand
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 95.06
Ranked 66th. 2% more than Vietnam 		93.62
Ranked 71st.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 58.69
Ranked 66th. 		114.97
Ranked 15th. 96% more than Thailand
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 3.35
Ranked 98th. 		5.04
Ranked 31st. 51% more than Thailand
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.988
Ranked 83th. 5% more than Vietnam 		0.942
Ranked 89th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.3%
Ranked 86th. 3% more than Vietnam 		47.1%
Ranked 96th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 6.2
Ranked 15th. 		11.3
Ranked 49th. 82% more than Thailand
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 77.69
Ranked 3rd. 		116.49
Ranked 29th. 50% more than Thailand
Primary completion rate > Women 85
Ranked 83th. 		98
Ranked 45th. 15% more than Thailand
Elementary school repeaters > Female 6.47
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Vietnam 		1.92
Ranked 79th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 11.77
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Vietnam 		2.83
Ranked 76th.
High school teachers 222,799
Ranked 14th. 		461,663
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Thailand
Elementary school teachers 347,959
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Vietnam 		344,853
Ranked 10th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 84.87
Ranked 62nd. 		94.76
Ranked 47th. 12% more than Thailand
Literacy > Women above 14 years 90.5%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Vietnam 		86.9%
Ranked 5th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Vietnam 		0.99%
Ranked 5th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 30.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th. 		48.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th. 59% more than Thailand
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 20.68
Ranked 97th. 		30.11
Ranked 88th. 46% more than Thailand
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 4.53 million
Ranked 2nd. 		9.94 million
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Thailand
Primary completion rate > Men 88
Ranked 77th. 		104
Ranked 17th. 18% more than Thailand
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 73.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 		119.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 63% more than Thailand
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 91.13
Ranked 83th. 		94.35
Ranked 81st. 4% more than Thailand
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 102.78
Ranked 36th. 5% more than Vietnam 		97.47
Ranked 52nd.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 25.2
Ranked 26th. 		28.2
Ranked 19th. 12% more than Thailand
Repeaters, secondary, total > % of total enrollment 9.79%
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Vietnam 		1.47%
Ranked 56th.
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 51.4%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Vietnam 		24.6%
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 56.08 million
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Vietnam 		54.75 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 13,719
Ranked 4th. 		200,757
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Thailand
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 1.93 million
Ranked 4th. 		5.35 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Thailand
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 12.73%
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Vietnam 		12.08%
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 4.83 million
Ranked 4th. 		8.67 million
Ranked 1st. 79% more than Thailand
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 12.87%
Ranked 36th. 31% more than Vietnam 		9.81%
Ranked 43th.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 44.62%
Ranked 10th. 84% more than Vietnam 		24.24%
Ranked 72nd.
Secondary education, teachers > % female 51.45%
Ranked 59th. 		64.07%
Ranked 9th. 25% more than Thailand
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 43.92%
Ranked 38th. 		83.15%
Ranked 37th. 89% more than Thailand
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $161.63 billion
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Vietnam 		$64.98 billion
Ranked 28th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 2.18 trillion
Ranked 21st. 		1,046.77 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 481 times more than Thailand
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 98.05%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Vietnam 		97.07%
Ranked 48th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita 21.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th. 		29.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 42% more than Thailand
Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 97.85%
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Vietnam 		93.59%
Ranked 64th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 32,595.79
Ranked 42nd. 		11.79 million
Ranked 1st. 362 times more than Thailand
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 91.46% gross
Ranked 11th. 47% more than Vietnam 		62.28% gross
Ranked 28th.
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 54.34% female
Ranked 72nd. 		63.83% female
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Thailand
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 411.53
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Vietnam 		358.55
Ranked 4th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.093 per capita
Ranked 82nd. 		0.094 per capita
Ranked 81st. 1% more than Thailand
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 315.53
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Vietnam 		115.87
Ranked 51st.
High school teachers > % female 55.25%
Ranked 54th. 		63.8%
Ranked 27th. 15% more than Thailand
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

Secondary education, teachers, female 126,447
Ranked 14th. 		151,354
Ranked 4th. 20% more than Thailand
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 8.92%
Ranked 27th. 8 times more than Vietnam 		1.13%
Ranked 70th.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 89.4%
Ranked 24th. 65% more than Vietnam 		54.08%
Ranked 68th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.36%
Ranked 82nd. 5% more than Vietnam 		46.22%
Ranked 128th.
Elementary school teachers > % female 59.98%
Ranked 85th. 		77.33%
Ranked 60th. 29% more than Thailand
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 72.09%
Ranked 53th. 16% more than Vietnam 		62.32%
Ranked 63th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 77.43%
Ranked 79th. 21% more than Vietnam 		63.95%
Ranked 99th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 52.28%
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Vietnam 		49.78%
Ranked 76th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 50.98%
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Vietnam 		50.19%
Ranked 31st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.252
Ranked 9th. 		2.48
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Thailand
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 40.25%
Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Vietnam 		11.18%
Ranked 77th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 29.02
Ranked 9th. 		69.87
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Thailand
Spending on teaching materials 3.2
Ranked 5th. 		6
Ranked 2nd. 88% more than Thailand
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 74.74% net
Ranked 95th. 		91.46% net
Ranked 63th. 22% more than Thailand
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 88.68%
Ranked 71st. 		91.95%
Ranked 57th. 4% more than Thailand
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 76.88% net
Ranked 92nd. 		97.06% net
Ranked 29th. 26% more than Thailand
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 44.17%
Ranked 87th. 6% more than Vietnam 		41.7%
Ranked 91st.
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 99.66%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Vietnam 		99%
Ranked 73th.

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